Burton Clash 2017 - 2010 Review by The Good Ride

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2016-2017 Burton Clash Review

Changing the Burton Clash to a Flat to Rocker board is a much better idea for entry-level riders.

Approximate Weight: Feels normal enough

On Snow Feel: The flat to rocker profile is so much better one footing off the chair than the older continuous rocker model.  It’s much more stable and it’s easier to go down long flat runs too. Overall a nice improvement but I wish they had some kind of entry-level pure pop directional camber thing going for the Burton Clash instead.  It would even out the ride and give that entry-level Freerider the sensation of spring out of a turn, more pop off the tail and all the things that make riding the mountain truly fun.

Powder:  Same great easy floating ride with their flat to rocker profile. -25mm is a lot of set back and combined with the tapered tail it makes for a very easy floating ride. It’s a great board for those that plan to see a lot of powder when starting out and it floats like a champ. If you plan to set it back and surf powder then you have a good board for it.

Turn Initiation: You can’t expect much here with this camber profile but it’s easy to turn and that’s really all you want with this board.  As you get better the turning will become boring but it will help you get the basics of turning down so one day you will be able to handle a really dynamic turner like the Flight Attendant. It would have been nice to see a little camber in there as I mentioned above in On Snow Feel but I can see why Burton choose flat top because of how easy it is.

Skidded Turns– Perfect for skidding out your turns and it’s incredibly forgiving if you get off your game compared to most Freeride boards out there.

Carving– Really boring and lifeless edge to edge.

Speed: It’s not ideal for straight-lining your steepest hill but it’s fine with a little moderate mountain speed.

Uneven Terrain: Very good at handling the messy end of the day resort snow so you can keep at it from the first chair to last. It’s not that bad in bumps if they are soft too.

Edge Hold: This to me is the biggest problem with the Clash.  It’s not really good for anything but med/soft snow to powder.  Burton’s Frost Bite Edge Hold tech doesn’t really bite and you can feel the Clash slip out underfoot if you hit a medium to hard snow patch in what is mostly soft snow.  The boards fun easy personality falls apart when the snow get’s hard, so only get this board if you plan to ride in powder to soft snow.  If they could bump up the edge hold tech this would be a much more recommendable board as for beginner/intermediate riders edge hold is really important.

Flex: Nice soft easy buttery flex that is pretty unique.  It’s got a freeride shape with a freestyle flex.

Switch:  Doable but not perfect.  If you want to center this up it won’t be bad but you will feel that the nose and tail are different.

Jibbing: Usually a board of this shape would absolutely suck in the jib park but this is pretty good.

Pipe: Not ideal here because there is no edge hold but if you want to give it a go when the pipe is soft you shouldn’t have much trouble.

Jumps: Not a lot of pop here and it feels a little less poppy than the V rocker model.  However, for beginners, it’s a worthwhile trade to have more stability between the feet than pop.

So overall taking the Burton Clash’s camber profile to Flat to Rocker helps make it a better more beginner-friendly board. If the edge hold was bumped up this would be a really solid beginner all-mountain to freeride choice.